Dubai: Half-Day Modern City Tour

Explore the modern architecture of Dubai on a guided city tour. Marvel at the world's tallest skyscraper - the Burj Khalifa, stroll among the staggering buildings of Dubai Marina, and more.

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Duration 4.0 hour

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Live tour guide

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Details on this Activity

Itinerary

Take a tour of Dubai's modern architecture. Get amazing photo opportunities of some of Dubai's most iconic buildings on a guided tour of the city's modern developments. Start in the downtown area and take in the impressive sight of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest structure in the world at 829.8 meters tall. Go to Dubai Mall and discover the home of more than 1,200 stores and a host of world-class designers. Ride a monorail to Palm Island and see the iconic Atlantis the Palm Hotel on the crescent of Palm Jumeirah. Pass the new Dubai Marina and take a walk with a short stop before driving through the new development of Jumeirah Lake Towers, where the plan is to build 80 new towers along the edges of 3 artificial lakes. Enter the residential district of Al Barsha, the site of the famous Emirates Mall and its year-round indoor ski resort. End the tour at the Dubai Mall.

Highlights

Explore the contemporary developments of Dubai
See icons such as the Burj Khalifah, Atlantis the Palm Hotel and Emirates Mall
Take a short walk at Dubai Marina
Ride the monorail to Palm Island

Know before you go

• Tickets are subject to availability. If a tour is not available at your desired time, you will be offered an alternative • The modern architecture tour will provide you with the most amazing photo opportunities • Please wear smart/casual clothes (no shorts, jeans, flip-flops or sneakers) • Seating on tours cannot be pre-allocated and operate on a "seat swap" basis at stops so that all guests can share the various views • Operating schedules and routes may vary during the Holy Month of Ramadan and during summer months • Photography of military and some other government installations is prohibited. With respect to local customs, always ask before taking pictures of Arabs and do not photograph Arab women

Includes

Pickup from hotel Guide

Reviews from other travelers

GetYourGuide traveler - Germany

3 /5

(Written on 2023-10-05)

We were picked up on time from the hotel in an old, poorly air-conditioned 9 bus. Unfortunately just a follow-up, no explanation and the audio guide was from 2021. Not a kind word, not a smile left, s (Read More)ights were only briefly touched on, no explanations. We would not recommend this tour and would not book it again. A pity

Tomescu - Romania

5 /5

(Written on 2023-05-31)

Very good

Michaela - United Arab Emirates

4 /5

(Written on 2024-02-18)

Tour was good. The driver changed the tour a bit with us. This flexibility is great 👍.

GetYourGuide traveler - Germany

2 /5

(Written on 2023-11-03)

Tour didn't start until 3:30 p.m. Hardly any time to linger. Just rushing and minimal stops. No possibility to shop anything. It gets dark at 6 p.m. This eliminated the possibility of taking photos. T (Read More)he bus was also darkened, so it was impossible to take photos from the bus and it was pitch black. Tour only lasted 3 hours, had to spend 2 hours in the Dubai Mall. Very unfortunate

Liane - Germany

4 /5

(Written on 2023-04-11)

The tour was good, we would have liked more individual information. The information is similar to the hop on/hop off bus.

Roland - Germany

5 /5

(Written on 2023-02-15)

The guide was very knowledgeable and very friendly.

Marta Balcell - Spain

5 /5

(Written on 2023-12-06)

The experience has been fantastic, we have seen the entire modern part, being able to go down to see the sites and leaving us time to walk, ride the monorail, and the guide with a very good explanatio (Read More)n, very pleasant.

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